Join the MLP Blogging Team

MLP is committed to bringing you personal commentary, inspiring news and social action that helps transform the church and society into a welcoming place for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people. In January, 2014 we launched an Editorial Board, a team consisting of key staff/board members and a volunteer advisory team that will assist us with movement listening, blog content development, and promotion.

As a member of the MLP volunteer blogging team, you will have the opportunity to bring your ideas and observations from the world-at-large to the center of MLP’s communications efforts. You will have the satisfaction of seeing your writing in print and distributed over our social media channels and far beyond. You will engage with a passionate and intelligent community of fellow writer-activists. If you are interested in adding to your professional credentials, you may list your position on your resume and use MLP as a reference.

Volunteer bloggers are asked to serve for 6 months, meet for a conference call once a month and provide 2-3 additional hours of content and promotion work. The time commitment for this volunteer position is roughly 5 hours per month.

You are invited to apply for this new volunteer position. Please contact us if you have any questions (robyn@mlp.org or annanda@mlp.org).MLP will take applications until October 3, 2014. After applications close, members of the MLP communications team will interview select applicants and make a final decision by mid-January.

How can our congregations be places of welcome for transgender and gender non-binary folks? The starting point for that journey is learning how to discuss the nuances of gender identity and sexual orientation in order to provide a strong foundation of welcome.

So, what does trans inclusion look like? This teach-in will give participants a vocabulary for of welcome and offers fresh ways to discuss gender identity and sexual orientation that look for commonalities rather than categories. In this training, we will also dive into the rich biblical foundation for trans inclusion and explore how churches have successfully made worship more welcoming. Participants will walk away with tools and tactics to make their church spaces more intentionally inclusive of trans identities.

Finally, what good is a light hidden under a bushel when people in your community live in darkness? Participants will complete the training with a great understanding of opportunities for action in the current legislative landscape offers faith-led advocates. Beyond national and state-level action, participants will also leave knowing how to implement pro-active policies and programs in their congregation.